Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-24

trickled down her withered cheeks,
dropping on her well-worn apron ana
dimming her glasses.
1.-The Lord is good, Marthy, ye
mustn't 90 for to find fault with His
MARCHES, wife, feebly chided the quay
ering voice of Grandfather Roadway.
."But to think of our bein' on the
town after raisin' twelve children an
they all alive an prosperous" there
was a touching element Of pain in the
cracked voice.
Eyes, yes, that's so, mother, re-
piled the old man, ''but yet we can be
thankful that we hev our own home,
eff faint but one room an bedroom.
instid of going to the poor-house. I'm
afraid, Marthy," he resumed after
thoughtful pause, ''that we didn't do
right by the children; let 'em hev their
own way too much, an they got
proud an naughty an selfish, but the
Lord knows, mother. we didn't mean
to do 'em wrong, an erred through
our love for EN-" and two great hot
tears welled out from the bleared eyes.
THAT so father. that's So" replied
grandmother, spare the rod an spite
the child but I never could bear to
refuse 'enl any thing; fifty years these
poor old hands have worked hard for
them an theirs" and she stretched
out her wrinkled and trembling hands.
GIVE nussed them an their children
through many an many a sickness,
an now they leave us to get our Twin
from the town."
sSarah wouldn't if she had the
MEANS said the old man, "but she,
weth her six children an ailin. hus-
band, does more than she orter now
"Mebbe she would MT Aaron. mebbe
/ not, but there's no tellin'; moneys
dreadful hardenin,' Dire adful. Melia was
good till she married a rich man, an
Julia couldn't do enough for mother,
till she got a goin' in s'ciety."
elf we only hadn't let Harrison
hev' the farm" said the old man, his
voice pitched to a querulous key, 'but
you would have it so"
"Well, it sartinly did look as if twas
for the best father" replied the old
wife, sadly. Fathers temper was GER
tainly not improved by continued mis-
fortunes, and he sometimes INDUCED
himself in the man-like diversion OF
blaming his wife for the mutual mis-
takes of the past; he was in his Sec
ond childhood now, and, it must be
confessed, was fretful and unreason-
able child at times. Harrison prom
ised to take care on us so faithful
Eyes, promised! You always would
believe in promises, Marthy," replied
the old man, in fretful quaver. but
then it's just as tiz, and it can't be any
tizzer, and forgetting his fault-findine
humor, which was happily more tran
sient than his SUMMER words, he again
took the part of comforter. "Mebbe
the Lord'll turn out the silver linin'
mother, when we least expect it. y
Il do hope" said the old mother
..that somebody'll send US little tur
key for Thanksgivin'. Pears like aft
er hevin' turkey for SO many, many
years, that Thanksgivin' wont be nat
raj without it,
whats the use O. havin' turkey
when we neither on us got any teeth?'
"Well. it 'ud smell good any how,
replied the old lady. San Sarah s
children could pick the bones. We
could relish the dressin' and the gravy
and later, but I don't s'pose we XII
afford to hev any ran'bry sass, " ano
the old lady's face frightened at thu
recollection of former feasts, when NJ
element of perfection was lacking
She had been a famous cook, ant
Thanksgiving had always been spec
ial occasion, when all the children
gathered around the home board; bu
this tiny dwelling would not affor'
standing room even for quarter Q
the family, so rapidly had the chill
dren's children and grandchildren in
creased.
SSarah, faint right, an can't he'll
thinkin' ont night and day" said hon
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